"Right now the situation is what it is," Porzingis told reporters at a news conference Monday in Dallas. "I would rather just focus on what's ahead of me. There might be a time where I go into more detail about that situation, but right now I just want to focus on my new team, the Dallas Mavericks."

In a conference call with reporters the night of the trade, team president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry said they felt Porzingis was not as engaged as he had been and was not fully on board with the Knicks' rebuilding plan.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban also confirmed that Porzingis, who tore his ACL almost exactly one year ago, will sit out the rest of the season as he recovers from ACL surgery.

While he was still with the Knicks, there was no definitive plan as to whether he would play this year. Mills recently said that a mid-February re-evaluation would offer a clearer picture about when he might return, but the team said he would only play when he was completely physically and mentally ready to.

But Cuban said any previous plans are irrelevant at this point.

"We have our doctors," Cuban said. "We’re working with his team. Right now, the plan, the 100 percent plan, is for him not to play. What was in place prior really isn’t relevant at this point in time.

During the press conference, Porzingis said he was looking forward to playing alongside Luka Doncic, who's been tearing up the NBA in his rookie season.

Cuban is hoping that's a pairing the Mavericks have in place for a long time.

When asked if he planned to re-sign with Dallas, Porzingis hesitated before answering the question.

Cuban then cut him off.

"I can answer that for you: Yeah, he does," Cuban said. "Our goal is to keep these two together for the next 20 years."

Porzingis then said he and the team are "on the same page."

Hardaway, meanwhile, left the Knicks as their leading scorer. The Knicks were 10-40 at the time of the trade, but he said the mountain of losses the team experienced this season didn't weigh on him.

“No, kind we kind of understood in New York," Hardaway said. "Coach [David Fizdale], he was building a foundation and he was building an identity for the team. But at the same time he wanted us to be competitive and win as many ballgames as possible. As veterans, we were doing a great job of that and coming to work each and every day playing hard, teaching the young guys and just trying to make their lives a lot easier. I think the losing didn’t weight on us. It just made us a little bit more strong minded and persevere a little bit more."